12-28-2024, 03:19 AM
To add text to a TextView in Android using Kotlin, you can use the
property. Here's how:
Steps:
1. Define the TextView in XML:
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2. Add Text Programmatically in Kotlin:
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Append Text to Existing Text:
If you want to add to the existing text instead of replacing it:
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Using Dynamic Text with Variables:
To include variables in your text:
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Notes:
Code:
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Steps:
1. Define the TextView in XML:
xml
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Code:
<TextView
android:id="@+id/myTextView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Default Text"
android:textSize="16sp"
android:layout_margin="16dp" />
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Code:
// Reference the TextView from XML
val myTextView: TextView = findViewById(R.id.myTextView)
// Set new text to the TextView
myTextView.text = "This is new text added programmatically"
Append Text to Existing Text:
If you want to add to the existing text instead of replacing it:
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Code:
myTextView.text = myTextView.text.toString() + " - Additional Text"
Using Dynamic Text with Variables:
To include variables in your text:
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Code:
val userName = "John"
myTextView.text = "Hello, $userName!"
Notes:
- Make sure to call
afterCode:findViewById
in yourCode:setContentView
.Code:Activity
- If you're working with a
, useCode:Fragment
or view binding.Code:view?.findViewById
Dev Abdulrahman Abdulwahab
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